Basic HSRP Configuration Example On Cisco IOS XR

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The Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) is an IP routing redundancy protocol designed to allow for transparent failover at the first-hop IP router. HSRP provides high network availability, because it routes IP traffic from hosts on networks without relying on the availability of any single router. HSRP is used in a group of routers for selecting an active router and a standby router. (An active router is the router of choice for routing packets; a standby router is a router that takes over the routing duties when an active router fails, or when preset conditions are met.)

Configuration Example:

HSRP is handled a little differently With IOS XR. With IOS you configure your standby commands under the interfaces; in IOS XR you use ROUTER HSRP.

In below example we will configure HSRP for PE1 and PE2 interface gig0/0/0/1 and will use subnet 10.1.1.0/24

XR_HSRP

1st we will configure IP address to interface on PE1 and PE2:

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1#conf t

Fri May 17 19:40:33.130 UTC

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config)#int gig0/0/0/1

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config-if)#ipv4 add 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.0

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config-if)#no sh

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config-if)#commit

Fri May 17 19:41:40.375 UTC

RP/0/0/CPU0:May 17 19:41:40.995 : ifmgr[223]: %PKT_INFRA-LINK-3-UPDOWN : Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1, changed state to Down

RP/0/0/CPU0:May 17 19:41:41.035 : ifmgr[223]: %PKT_INFRA-LINK-3-UPDOWN : Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1, changed state to Up

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config-if)#end

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2#conf t

Fri May 17 19:41:41.375 UTC

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2(config)#int gig0/0/0/1

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2(config-if)#ipv4 add 10.1.1.3 255.255.255.0

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2(config-if)#no sh

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2(config-if)#commit

Fri May 17 19:41:55.064 UTC

RP/0/0/CPU0:May 17 19:41:55.834 : ifmgr[223]: %PKT_INFRA-LINK-3-UPDOWN : Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1, changed state to Down

RP/0/0/CPU0:May 17 19:41:55.884 : ifmgr[223]: %PKT_INFRA-LINK-3-UPDOWN : Interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1, changed state to Up

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2(config-if)#end

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2#

Let’s verify connectivity on PE1:

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1#ping 10.1.1.3

Fri May 17 19:44:19.914 UTC

Type escape sequence to abort.

Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.1.1.3, timeout is 2 seconds:

!!!!!

Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 9/173/819 ms

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1#

Now let’s configure HSRP on PE1 and PE2:

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1#conf t

Fri May 17 20:05:59.395 UTC

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config)#router hsrp

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config-hsrp)#int gig0/0/0/1

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config-hsrp-if)#address-family ipv4

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config-hsrp-ipv4)#hsrp 1

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config-hsrp-gp)#address 10.1.1.1

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config-hsrp-gp)#priority 110

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config-hsrp-gp)#preempt

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config-hsrp-gp)#authentication cisco

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config-hsrp-gp)#commit

Fri May 17 20:07:01.211 UTC

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1(config-hsrp-gp)#end

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1#

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2#conf t

Fri May 17 20:08:05.236 UTC

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2(config)#router hsrp

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2(config-hsrp)#int gi0/0/0/1

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2(config-hsrp-if)#address-family ipv4

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2(config-hsrp-ipv4)#hsrp 1

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2(config-hsrp-gp)#address 10.1.1.1

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2(config-hsrp-gp)#authentication cisco

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2(config-hsrp-gp)#commit

Fri May 17 20:09:15.331 UTC

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2(config-hsrp-gp)#end

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2#

To verify configuration on HSRP router use “sh running-config router hsrp” command.

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1#sh running-config router hsrp

Fri May 17 20:23:31.853 UTC

router hsrp

interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1

address-family ipv4

   hsrp 1

   authentication cisco

   preempt

   priority 110

   address 10.1.1.1

   !

!

!

!

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1#

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2#sh running-config router hsrp

Fri May 17 20:23:35.143 UTC

router hsrp

interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1

address-family ipv4

   hsrp 1

   authentication cisco

   address 10.1.1.1

   !

!

!

!

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2#

To verify HSRP states use “show hsrp” command.

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1#sh hsrp

Fri May 17 20:29:32.108 UTC

IPv4 Groups:

                       P indicates configured to preempt.

                       |

Interface     Grp Pri P State   Active addr     Standby addr   Group addr

Gi0/0/0/1         1 110 P Active local           10.1.1.3       10.1.1.1

IPv6 Groups:

                       P indicates configured to preempt.

                       |

Interface     Grp Pri P State   Active addr     Standby addr   Group addr

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1#

From the above output you can see that 10.1.1.1 is group address for group 1.we are active router and 10.1.1.3 is address of standby router.Local router priority is 110.

Also See HSRP states on PE2:

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2#sh hsrp

Fri May 17 20:32:56.144 UTC

IPv4 Groups:

                       P indicates configured to preempt.

                       |

Interface     Grp Pri P State   Active addr     Standby addr   Group addr

Gi0/0/0/1         1 100   Standby 10.1.1.2       local         10.1.1.1

IPv6 Groups:

                       P indicates configured to preempt.

                       |

Interface     Grp Pri P State   Active addr     Standby addr   Group addr

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2#

Everything is same except preemption and priority. P indicates configured to preempt and default priority is 100.

To see detail information you can use “show hsrp detail” command.

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE1#sh hsrp detail

Fri May 17 22:28:43.459 UTC

GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1 – IPv4 Group 1 (version 1)

Local state is Active, priority 110, may preempt

Hellotime 3000 msec holdtime 10000 msec

Minimum delay 1 sec, reload delay 5 sec

Hot standby IP address is 10.1.1.1 configured

Active router is local

Standby router is 10.1.1.3 expires in 00:00:08

Standby virtual mac address is 0000.0c07.ac01

9 state changes, last state change 00:50:16

State change history:

May 17 21:27:13.061 UTC Init     -> Learn   Virtual IP configured

May 17 21:34:12.543 UTC Learn   -> Init     Virtual IP configured

May 17 21:34:12.583 UTC Init     -> Listen  Virtual IP configured

May 17 21:34:22.602 UTC Listen   -> Speak   Active timer expired

May 17 21:34:32.621 UTC Speak   -> Standby Standby timer expired

May 17 21:34:32.621 UTC Standby -> Active   Active timer expired

May 17 21:37:45.708 UTC Active   -> Init     Virtual IP configured

May 17 21:38:26.405 UTC Init     -> Listen   Virtual IP configured

May 17 21:38:28.045 UTC Listen   -> Active   Lower priority active received

Last coup sent:       May 17 21:38:28.145 UTC

Last coup received:   Never

Last resign sent:     May 17 21:37:45.708 UTC

Last resign received: May 17 21:38:28.145 UTC

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2#sh hsrp detail

Fri May 17 22:30:48.070 UTC

GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1 – IPv4 Group 1 (version 1)

Local state is Standby, priority 100

Hellotime 3000 msec holdtime 10000 msec

Minimum delay 1 sec, reload delay 5 sec

Hot standby IP address is 10.1.1.1

Active router is 10.1.1.2, priority 110 expires in 00:00:09

Standby router is local

Standby virtual mac address is 0000.0c07.ac01

7 state changes, last state change 00:52:53

State change history:

May 17 21:26:26.244 UTC Init     -> Learn   Virtual IP configured

May 17 21:33:49.364 UTC Learn   -> Listen   Virtual IP learnt

May 17 21:33:59.383 UTC Listen   -> Speak   Standby timer expired

May 17 21:34:09.403 UTC Speak   -> Standby Standby timer expired

May 17 21:37:02.451 UTC Standby -> Active   Resign received

May 17 21:37:44.768 UTC Active   -> Speak   Higher priority active received

May 17 21:37:54.787 UTC Speak   -> Standby Standby timer expired

Last coup sent:       Never

Last coup received:   May 17 21:37:44.868 UTC

Last resign sent:     May 17 21:37:44.788 UTC

Last resign received: May 17 21:37:02.451 UTC

RP/0/0/CPU0:PE2#

Cisco IOS and IOS XR command comparison:

Cisco IOS Cisco IOS XR
Int fa0/0

ip add 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.0

Standby 1 ip 10.1.1.1

standby 1 preempt

standby 1 priority 110

standby 1 authentication md5 key-string cisco

standby 1 track 1 decrement 20

 

Verification:

1) show standby

2) show standby brief

Int gig0/0/0/1

ipv4 add 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.0

router hsrp

interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1

address-family ipv4

hsrp 1

address 10.1.1.1

preempt

priority 110

authentication cisco

track object 1 20

 

Verification:

1) sh run router hsrp

2) sh hsrp

—Original Doc from https://supportforums.cisco.com/docs/DOC-33184

More Related Info:

Basic Information of Configuring HSRP on a Cisco Router

How to Configure IGRP (Interior Gateway Routing Protocol)?

BGP Routing Protocol Tips You Need to Know

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